There are persistent rumours in this place about an early prorogation, so there must be plenty of vacant slots into which debates can be inserted. Will the Leader of the House arrange a debate on a topic of concern to 15,000 people in my constituency, and, indeed, people in every...

There are persistent rumours in this place about an early prorogation, so there must be plenty of vacant slots into which debates can be inserted. Will the Leader of the House arrange a debate on a topic of concern to 15,000 people in my constituency, and, indeed, people in every...

My hon. Friend makes an important point, which I shall draw to the attention of my colleagues in the Department of Health. It may well be right to issue a written ministerial statement on national arthritis day.

My hon. Friend makes an important point, which I shall draw to the attention of my colleagues in the Department of Health. It may well be right to issue a written ministerial statement on national arthritis day.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what treatment options are available to people with juvenile arthritis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what treatment options are available to people with juvenile arthritis.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many children under the age of 16 years in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK died from the juvenile form of rheumatoid arthritis in each year since 1997;

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many children under the age of 16 years in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK died from the juvenile form of rheumatoid arthritis in each year since 1997;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the cost effectiveness models used by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence take into account potential savings in work-related benefits of treatments which enable people with rheumatoid arthritis to remain in or return to work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the cost effectiveness models used by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence take into account potential savings in work-related benefits of treatments which enable people with rheumatoid arthritis to remain in or return to work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the evidential basis is for the statement made in the Musculoskeletal Service Framework that the year-on-year costs of TNF alpha inhibitors are likely to be offset by keeping patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at work and reducing the need for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the evidential basis is for the statement made in the Musculoskeletal Service Framework that the year-on-year costs of TNF alpha inhibitors are likely to be offset by keeping patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at work and reducing the need for...

(2) what steps she has taken to ensure that the clinical assessment treatment services envisaged by the Musculoskeletal Service Framework include expertise in rheumatology to enable patients with rheumatoid arthritis to be diagnosed at the earliest opportunity.

(2) what steps she has taken to ensure that the clinical assessment treatment services envisaged by the Musculoskeletal Service Framework include expertise in rheumatology to enable patients with rheumatoid arthritis to be diagnosed at the earliest opportunity.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether their policy on cannabis reflects the possibility that cannabis is capable of relieving severe pain suffered by victims of arthritis.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether their policy on cannabis reflects the possibility that cannabis is capable of relieving severe pain suffered by victims of arthritis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether she plans to issue guidelines on (a) the monitoring of patient outcomes for patients referred to clinical assessment teams, particularly for patients with serious inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and (b) the training of staff being recruited to clinical assessment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether she plans to issue guidelines on (a) the monitoring of patient outcomes for patients referred to clinical assessment teams, particularly for patients with serious inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and (b) the training of staff being recruited to clinical assessment...

I refer to an Iranian movement which is concerned about the President of Iran and everything that goes on in that country. It seeks justice for the people in Iran. There was a hearing at the European Court of Justice on 12 December, which annulled the court’s decision to include...

I refer to an Iranian movement which is concerned about the President of Iran and everything that goes on in that country. It seeks justice for the people in Iran. There was a hearing at the European Court of Justice on 12 December, which annulled the court’s decision to include...

Before the House adjourns for the Christmas recess there are a number of points that I want to raise that relate to the subjects of democracy and justice. We live in extraordinary political times. Earlier this week we saw the Prime Minister visiting our troops in Iraq. The troops were...

Before the House adjourns for the Christmas recess there are a number of points that I want to raise that relate to the subjects of democracy and justice. We live in extraordinary political times. Earlier this week we saw the Prime Minister visiting our troops in Iraq. The troops were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the extent to which NHS patients have access to the new generation of anti-TNF drugs for rheumatoid arthritis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the extent to which NHS patients have access to the new generation of anti-TNF drugs for rheumatoid arthritis.